A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.